• Pfc. Ervin Dervishi, 21, of Fort Worth, Texas, died in Baji, Iraq, during a combat patrol when a rocket-propelled grenade hit the Bradley Fighting Vehicle in which he was traveling. He was evacuated to the 28th Combat Support Hospital where he later died.

January 23, 2004

• Chief Warrant Officer (CW2) Michael T. Blaise, 29, of Tennessee, was killed when his OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter crashed on its way back from a combat mission near Mosul in northern Iraq.

• Chief Warrant Officer (CW2) Brian D. Hazelgrove, 29, of Fort Rucker, Ala., was killed when his OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter crashed on its way back from a combat mission near Mosul in northern Iraq.

January 21, 2004

• Spc. Gabriel T. Palacios, 22, of Lynn, Mass., was killed in a mortar attack on a forward operating base near Ba'qubah.

• Pfc. James D. Parker, 20, of Bryan, Texas, was killed in a mortar attack on a forward operating base near Ba'qubah, Iraq.

January 18, 2004

• Master Sgt. Kelly L. Hornbeck, 36, of Fort Worth, Texas, died of wounds at 28th Combat Support Hospital in Iraq. On Jan. 16, Hornbeck sustained injuries when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle south of Samarra, Iraq.

January 17, 2004

• Pfc. Cody J. Orr, 21, of Ruskin, Fla., was killed north of Taji, Iraq. He was one of three soldiers killed while conducting a surveillance sweep north of Baghdad when their Bradley Fighting Vehicle struck an improvised explosive device and overturned.

• Spc. Larry E. Polley Jr., of Center, Texas, was killed north of Taji, Iraq. He was one of three soldiers killed while conducting a surveillance sweep north of Baghdad when their Bradley Fighting Vehicle struck an improvised explosive device and overturned.

• Sgt. Edmond L. Randle, 26, of Miami, was killed north of Taji, Iraq. He was one of three soldiers killed while conducting a surveillance sweep north of Baghdad when their Bradley Fighting Vehicle struck an improvised explosive device and overturned.